Ο Κόρνος είναι χωριό της επαρχίας Λάρνακας και βρίσκεται 26 χιλιόμετρα δυτικά της πόλης και 23 χιλιόμετρα νότια από την πρωτεύουσα του νησιού, που είναι η πόλη της Λευκωσίας. Είναι κτισμένο ένθεν και ένθεν μικρού χείμαρρου και εκτείνεται σε μεγάλη απόσταση παράλληλα με την κοίτη του ποταμού. Περιτρι...

Η πληθυσμιακή ανάπτυξη που γνώρισε τα τελευταία χρόνια το χωριό Κόρνος της επαρχίας Λάρνακας, που είχε σαν αποτέλεσμα η οικιστική περιοχή να επεκταθεί προς νοτιοανατολικά και κυριολεκτικά να «σκαρφαλώσει» στους εκεί χαμηλούς λόφους, ανάγκασε τους κατοίκους να οικοδομήσουν νέο Ναό για να μπορούν να ε...

Στο χωριό Κόρνος, που το όνομα του έχει συνδεθεί με την αρχαία ιστορία του νησιού της Κύπρου, υπάρχει μικρό εξωκλήσι αφιερωμένο στην Ζωοδόχο Πηγή. Βρίσκεται βορειοδυτικά του χωριού και σε ισοπεδωμένη πλαγιά του χαμηλού και πευκόφυτου λόφου Φτελέσια. Πρόκειται για Ναό που οικοδομήθηκε με μπετόν σε...

In the small village of Delikipos in the Larnaca district, there is a Church dedicated to Metamorfosi tou Sotiros (the Transformation of the Saviour). It is found on the peak of the small barrow dominating the small field, where the few houses of the village are built.

It is a single aisl...

Another picnic area, a creation of the Department of Forests of Cyprus, is found in the village of Larnaca, Kornos. It is a well designed place and provides the visitor with everything he needs for a calm, safe and pleasant stay.

The picnic tables spread extensively into the young pine fo...

Southwest of the village of Kornos, in the pine forest, there is a small chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios Ssopotamos. It is built on the sommet of a small hill, on the north shore of a small torrent.

It is a single aisled Basilica with a gabled roof with tiles. The wooden belfry is foun...

A kilometre away from the roundabout of the old road from Nicosia to Limassol, you will find the chapel dedicated to Agios Georgios on your left.

It is a small church and it is stone built and arched. It is decorated with a very beautiful belfry that has two bells and that has probably be...

On the journey from Kornos to Lefkara, after the Delikipos community park, you find the Gabion dam just after the Diplogefiro, that joined the shores of the Mylos river. On continuing this journey in a distance of 800 metres there is another old bridge on the Mylos tributary.

It is a brid...

The enriching dam of Gaibon was built on the Mylos river, in Delikipos a few metres before the Diplogefiro, on the road going from Kornos towards Lefkara.  It s a small dam, that offers magnificent images to the visitor during winter time.

The not so old years, the Mylos river fled i...

The old bridge that united the two shores of the Milos river was the Diplogefiro. It was named as such, since it consists of two great arches resulting to give the impression that it is a double bridge.

It is found 500 metres after the Delikipos community park, on the way to Lefkara. It i...

On your way from Kornos to Lefkara, in a distance of 3 kilometres, you will find the Community Park of Delikipos.  It is a small park, that is really ‘drowning’ in green.  The very high cypresses offer their shade and their perfume to you.

In the park you will find a play place,...

It was in 1974 when the settlers of Lysi, Ammochostos, got the road of refuge, leaving their village, their land, their churches behind. Amongst them, is the church of Agios Efimianos.

It has been years after that, and the people from Lysi did not go back to their village. This is how the...